Problem with field validation after submit.

[Michael_Pennant@adobeforums.com]

I field validation(required)set for the Name field. When a user does forget to fill in the Name field and proceeds to fill in the rest of the form and clicks Submit we get a dialog box about needing to fill out the Name field. Here's where my problems starts when the user goes back to fill in the Name field all of the other data on the form has disappered so they have to re-enter everything again. Is there a way to save the information on the form until all the required info. has been entered?

[George_Johnson@adobeforums.com]

It appears as though the form is being reset. You'll have to find out why that's happening. It could be a Reset Form action on a page's Page Open event, or somewhere else. It doesn't sound like it's related to the form submission.

George

[Michael_Pennant@adobeforums.com]

I do have Reset Form function included in the setup right after Submit Form. Would I have to put something else in there, because I do want to reset the form for the next user to fill out.

[W_T_Allen@adobeforums.com]

Make the reset contingent on the form passing its validation.

[Michael_Pennant@adobeforums.com]

I have no idea how to do that, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[George_Johnson@adobeforums.com]

To do what WT suggested you'll need to use JavaScript. I'd suggest using JavaScript to perform your own form validation rather than rely on the "required" field property. You'd also use the submitForm JavaScript method to submit the form if appropriate.

I would advise against resetting the form immediately after it is submitted, since the user may want to review, print, and/or save. It's better to reset when the form is opened and provide a Reset button if the user needs to start with a fresh form.

George

[xile@adobeforums.com]

I would advise against resetting the form immediately after it is submitted




Unless, of course, public computers are used to fill out the form. Resetting the form upon the closure of the page might do the trick.

[George_Johnson@adobeforums.com]

Resetting the form upon the closure of the page might do the trick.




If you can figure out how to reliably do that, let us know. Note that the Page Close or Document Will Close events do not get triggered when a PDF is viewed inside a web browser.

George